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First edition. Square octavo. pp [32]. Glossy wrappers with a design by Ian Gardner. Introductory texts by Stephen Bann, Robert Kenedy, Stuart Mills and Simon Cutts, followed by examples of the concrete poetry of Mill, Cutts and Bann, and photographs of some of Ian Hamilton Finlay's stonework. The Tarasque Press was founded in Nottingham in 1964 by the poet Stuart Mills who was much influenced by Ian Hamilton Finlay's Wild Hawthorn Press.One of 100 numbered copies signed by Simon Cutts and Ian Gardner.Crease to top corner of front cover. Very good indeed.…

The first ten issues, i.e. lacking numbers 11 and 12. Single A4 sheets printed on rectos only, 100 copies per issue. The first of these monthly sheets sets the tone of polemical playfulness and was no doubt written by Simon Cutts. It presents strict rules for ''the young would-be poet'' and suggests exercises to be followed. Later issues are by Edwin Morgan, Stephen Bann, Ian Hamiton Finlay and Stuart Mills. Number 5 is simply a photograph of a rock pool.Fine.…